Новости за 31.05.2018

Homes at the newly opened Mountain Vista at Cedar Falls will feature four to six bedrooms and two- and three-car garages.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa say the body of a missing kayaker has been found in the Des Moines River. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter told The Messenger on Thursday afternoon that family members had located the remains of 26-year-old Alex Dencklau, of Clare, in the river south of the […]

BRISTOL, N.H. (AP) — Police have identified the 84-year-old man who was found dead in the shallow waters of a New Hampshire lake. Lawrence Cross, of Nashua, was first discovered by a neighbor who found the victim’s dog unattended. First responders arrived early Wednesday to Newfound Lake, but Cross was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. cities have filed a legal brief to support Philadelphia in that city’s legal battle with the federal government over grant money being threatened because of how Philadelphia deals with immigrants who are in the country illegally. The group includes New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, along with some counties. […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four Idaho women are suing the state over a law that makes advance medical directives invalid if a woman is pregnant. The women, represented by the women’s rights group Legal Voice and the end-of-life patient rights organization Compassion & Choices, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday. They say […]

The Cougars athletic administration has devised a budget management plan contingent on increased revenue and record donations to the Cougar Athletic Fund, will be presented to the WSU Board of Regents at a retreat at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville from June 7-8.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan prosecutor says four officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man who turned a gun toward them during a standoff. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said Thursday he will not charge the officers in the April 18 shooting of 48-year-old David Gino Teneyuque. WWMT-TV reports Teneyuque […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An attorney for Gov. Matt Bevin is asking a judge to consider disqualifying himself from hearing a lawsuit over Kentucky’s new public pension law. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Bevin attorney Steve Pitt wrote to Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip J. Shepherd that the outcome of the case may affect the judge’s […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law a measure that will restore the voting rights of convicted felons still serving probation and parole, but out of prison for five years. The change takes effect March 1. Current law required completion of probation or parole, leaving some people unable […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A disgruntled postal worker accused of fatally shooting his supervisor at an Ohio post office and later killing a postmaster has been indicted on federal charges carrying the possibility of a death sentence. The indictment announced Thursday by county and federal prosecutors charges 24-year-old DeShaune Stewart, of Columbus, with two counts […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional auditors say the Secret Service spent almost $4 million too much for seats on campaign planes during the 2016 election. The Secret Service paid $17.1 million to include agents on flights chartered by the campaigns of Republicans Donald Trump and Ben Carson and Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The […]

BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A tractor-trailer carrying sulfur has crashed on a highway in northern Mississippi. A sheriff says an explosion occurred as deputies were pulling the severely burned driver from the rig. Authorities say the crash happened Thursday on Interstate 55 near Batesville. That is about 63 miles (101 kilometers) south of Memphis, Tennessee. […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas say the driver of a pickup truck that struck a church minibus on a rural highway last year, killing 13 people, is not contesting manslaughter charges. Jack Dillon Young will face up to 270 years in prison when sentenced in November. Uvalde County District Attorney Daniel Kindred told […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The death of a Louisiana State University student after a fraternity drinking ritual has spurred the state to strengthen its laws against hazing. Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed a bill to make hazing that kills someone a felony . He also signed legislation requiring schools to teach students […]

GLENNALLEN, Alaska (AP) — A Richardson Highway roadhouse owner and other property owners want changes in the state’s proposed highway realignment near Meier’s Lake. The Alaska Department of Transportation’s project engineer says the agency will consider issues brought up at a public meeting Wednesday. Glennallen radio station KCAM reports about a dozen property owners attended […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A woman hoping to be the next Maine governor is suing for the right to campaign at polls during the upcoming primary. State treasurer Terry Hayes filed the suit earlier this month in Kennebec County Superior Court. Hayes is seeking an injunction that would allow her campaign to hand out literature […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defense contractor plans to invest $100 million in Mississippi to test and make military radars. Raytheon Co. of Waltham, Massachusetts, says it will expand its 660-worker facility in the Mississippi town of Forest, adding a 50,000 square-foot (4,600 square-meter) building. Mississippi Development Authority spokeswoman Tammy Craft says the expansion will […]

SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district faces a lawsuit alleging violation of students’ free speech rights during a nationwide protest of gun violence. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed suit Thursday against the Shawnee Mission School District. Some students from the district participated in a nationwide walkout protesting gun violence […]

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democratic lawmakers have failed to take action on a bill that could reign in some avenues Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has used to bolster his fundraising muscle. The bill, sponsored by Acton Democratic state Sen. James Eldridge, would clarify that state political parties can only use state funds to support candidates. […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawyers are asking a federal judge to appoint an outsider to run Mississippi’s foster care system, saying the state’s latest attempt to fix the system’s problems has failed. In a motion filed Thursday in federal court in Jackson, the lawyers say a judge should hold the state in contempt of a […]

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has declared a mistrial in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife after a jury failed to reach a verdict. The jury in Central Islip (EYE’-slihp) on Thursday failed to reach a consensus after nine days of deliberations. U.S. […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State Hospital has changed some policies and plans to increase staffing and improve training after an investigation found a unit of the psychiatric hospital was locked down in November due to a lack of staffing and two patients were unnecessarily held in seclusion for a week. Disability Rights Montana […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has filed a lawsuit accusing manufacturers of the opioid OxyContin of creating a drug abuse epidemic in the state. Attorney General Sean Reyes said Thursday that drugmaker Purdue Pharma misrepresented the risk opioids posed and the likelihood of addiction, amounting to fraud, negligence and a violation of state consumer […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police say a man who barricaded himself inside an apartment building has been found dead. The Rapid City Journal reports that one of the man’s neighbors called police about 8 a.m. Thursday to report that the man was making threats to hurt others and himself. The incident prompted […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia GOP consultant whose last campaign featured a “deportation bus” is back with a Twitter post seeming to question whether the Obama adviser insulted by Roseanne Barr is truly black. Seth Weathers was until recently campaign manager for a failed gubernatorial bid by state Sen. Michael Williams and had served as […]